Saddiq Bey and Zion Williamson scored 24 points each and both canned key free throws down the stretch as New Orleans took a big second-half lead and finished with a flurry to stun host San Antonio 104-95 on Sunday.
Bey and Williamson each grabbed 10 rebounds in the Pelicans’ win while Trey Murphy III added 17 points and Yves Missi had 10 points and 14 boards.
Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs with 16 points and 16 rebounds. Keldon Johnson added 15 points off the bench, Devin Vassell had 13 in his first action since Dec. 29 after missing 13 games with an adductor strain and Julian Champagnie and De’Aaron Fox hit for 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Warriors 111, Timberwolves 85
Stephen Curry finished with 26 points and seven assists and Golden State pulled away in the second half in Minneapolis to hand Minnesota its fifth straight loss.
Moses Moody added 19 points and eight rebounds for the Warriors, who snapped a two-game skid and won a game without Jimmy Butler III since the star suffered a season-ending knee injury on Jan. 19. Brandin Podziemski scored 12 points on 6-for-10 shooting and De’Anthony Melton matched him with 12 off the bench.
Anthony Edwards scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Timberwolves. Donte DiVincenzo finished with 22 points and Julius Randle scored 11 as Minnesota was were outscored 64-39 after halftime.
Raptors 103, Thunder 101
Immanuel Quickley scored 23 points, including a pair of critical 3-pointers in the final two minutes, to lift Toronto to a road win over Oklahoma City.
The game was nip-and-tuck throughout, with no team leading by more than seven the entire way. RJ Barrett added 14 points and Brandon Ingram 13 for the Raptors. Scottie Barnes had 10 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and three blocks.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 24 points, though just three came in the fourth quarter.
Heat 111, Suns 102
Bam Adebayo scored 22 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half and sleep-deprived Miami pulled away from host Phoenix.
Norman Powell had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Andrew Wiggins had 10 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season for the Heat, who finished 3-2 on their longest road trip of the season. The team arrived in Phoenix at 4:30 a.m. local time Sunday after their flight from Salt Lake City was delayed more than three hours, according to FlightAware.
Dillon Brooks scored 26 points and Grayson Allen added 18 for the Suns, who played without leading scorer Devin Booker (sprained ankle) in their first home game after a 12-day, six-game road trip.
Pistons 139, Kings 116
Cade Cunningham scored 19 of his game-high 29 points in the first half to lead Detroit to a home win over Sacramento.
Cunningham, who shot 13 of 22 from the field, added 11 assists and five rebounds for the Pistons, who swept the season series. Jalen Duren scored 18 points and Tobias Harris had 16 for Detroit, which shot 54.9% from the field overall (50 of 91), 51.6% from 3-point range (16 of 31) and held a 43-33 rebounding advantage.
Malik Monk came off the Kings’ bench to score 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting, DeMar DeRozan scored 16 and Nique Clifford and Dennis Schroder each added 15 for Sacramento, which has lost five straight overall and nine straight on the road. The Kings shot 52.4% from the field (44 of 84) and 11 of 25 from 3-point range (44%).
Clippers 126, Nets 89
Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points in 25 minutes and Los Angeles continued its recent domination by sailing past visiting Brooklyn.
James Harden had 19 points and eight assists and John Collins scored 18 points as the Clippers won for the 15th in 19 games since bottoming out with a 6-21 start. Jordan Miller had 16 points and seven rebounds off the bench and Ivica Zubac had 11 points and 10 boards. Leonard scored 20 or more points for the 24th consecutive appearance.
Danny Wolf scored 14 points off the bench and Egor Demin added 12 for the Nets, who have lost five straight games and 13 of their past 15 games. High-scoring forward Michael Porter Jr. had just nine points in 22 minutes for Brooklyn.
Nuggets at Grizzlies (ppd.)
Mavericks at Bucks (ppd).
Denver’s scheduled game at Memphis and Dallas’ scheduled game at Milwaukee on Sunday were postponed due to the storm affecting much of the country. No makeup date has been announced for either game.
–Field Level Media
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